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J. H. PACKER.

- METALLIC CEILING.

No. 469,186. Patented Feb. 16, 1892.

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(NoModL) J.-H.-PAGKER. METALLIG CEILING.

Patented Peb. 16, 1892.

WITNESSES.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOHN H. PAOKER, WI-IEELING, WEST VIRGINIA, ASSIGNOR TO THE VHEELINGCORRUGATING COMPANY, OF SAME PLACE.

METALLIC CEILING.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 469,186, dated February16, 1892.

Application filed March 23, 1891.

To all whom it May concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN H. PAOKER, of Vheeling, in the county of Ohioand State of \Vest Virginia,have invented a new and useful Improvementin Metallic Ceilings, of which the following is a full, clear, and exactdescripiion, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, formingpart of this specification, in which Figure 1 is a plan view of myimproved ceiling. Fig. 2 is a plan view showing one of the outside orborder panels of the ceiling. The figures on Sheet 2 are on a largerscale. Figs. 3 and 4 are cross-sectional views on the lines III III andIV IV of Fig. 1,1espectively.

I Fig. 5 is a view, partly in section,showing the upper side of theceiling at the corners of four adjacent panels. Figs. 6 and 7arecross-sections on the lines VI VI and VII VII of Fig. 5,respectively. Fig. 8 is a perspective view of one of the rosettes. Fig.9 isa similar view of a different construction which I may use in theceiling for covering the joints. Fig. 10 is a perspective view of one ofthe panels.

Like symbols of reference indicate like parts in each.

In Fig. 1, A represents the sheet-metal panels of the ceiling. B and Oare the panel strips by which the edges of the panels are held togetherand the intervening spaces covered, so as to give an ornamentalappearance to the ceiling. In the construction of theceiling the stripsB and C or their accessoryparts are utilized as the means by which theceiling-panels are upheld. I shall first describe the construction ofthese panel-strips, referring to the figures on Sheet 2 of the drawings.Each consists of a channel-shaped strip 2, the sides of which arepreferably divergent, and the edges 3 of which are turned inwardly togive a rounded ornamental appearance to the exterior of the strip and tostiffen it. To the inner side of the panel-strip 2 is secured a secondnarrower panel-strip 4;having. flanges 5, which extend beyond thelateral edges of the strip 2. At the ends of the strips the flanges 5are cut away, as shown in Fig. 5. In setting the ceiling in place thepanel-strips are secured to the joists or plaster of the ceiling or tothe base of the ceiling, however formed. by nails driven through theflanges 5, the heads of which nails are afterward covered by the panels,as will be explained heresimply extend between them,or all the stripsmay be made of a length equal to the length of one of the sides of thepanels.

In putting the ceiling in place I may secure to the joists thepanel-strips B, separated from each other a distance corresponding tothe width of the panels, whether the panels be of uniform width orotherwise. els may then be connected together by sliding the panels overthe adjacent edges, as shown in Fig. 4, so that the under sides of theedges of the panels may rest upon the flanges 5, and that the flanges 6of the panels maybe between the strips 3 and 4, as shown in Fig. 4. Atthe corners of the panels, where the ends of four panel-strips B Oterminate, I em ploy to cover the joints rosettes D, the ends of thestrips being separate from each other, as shown in Fig. 5. Theserosettes consist of square pieces of metal having lateral flanges, withhorizontal tongues 8 projecting at the four sides of the rosette. Inapplying the rosettes to place the tongues 8 are slipped into the spacesbetween the parts 2 and 4, as shown A row of panin Figs. 5, 6, and 7.The rosette then covers the joints and is held firmly in place by meansof the tongues. These rosettes are put on at the same time with thesetting of the panelstrips. I may also use another form of rosette E,(shown in Fig. 8,) which consists of a flanged square piece of sheetmetal having horizontal inwardly-projecting tongues 9 at the bases ofthe flanges on two opposite sides and recesses in the other two sidesfor the reception of the panel-strip. These rosettes are slid on one ofthe panel-strips so that the tongues 9 shall fit under the flanges 3 ofthe latter, as shown in Figs. 3 and 4. The latter rosettes may be usedat any of the corners of the panels. The other rosettes D can only beused at the corners where several panel-strips terminate.

In Fig. 2 I show how the ceiling may be constructed at the border. Therethe panels A are preferably made of greater length than width, and attheir outer margins I may use the panel-strips B, which serve to givethe ceiling a highly-ornamental finish. In these outsidepanel-strips theouter horizontal flange 5 is not present, unless there is a cornice ormolding into which this flange may lit.

The advantages of myinvention will be appreciated by those skilled inthe art. The ceiling is strong and self-sustained and may be appliedwithout driving nails through the panels. It may also be applied Withoutthe use of f urring-strips commonly employed with other Varieties ofmetallic ceiling, because the nailing is done at the panel-strips andmay be driven at any place, and as these strips extend for some lengththey give ample facility for striking the joists with the nails. Thepanels of the ceiling are upheld and braced perfectly by thepanel-strips.

I clain1 1. A panel-strip for metallic ceilings, comprising, incombination, two strips, one placed within and secured to the other andhaving upwardly-projecting lateral nailing-flanges, substantially as andfor the purposes described. v

2. A panel-strip for metallic ceilings, comprising, in combination, twostrips, one within and secured to the other, each strip having outwardlyprojecting lateral flanges, the flanges of the inner strip beingdesigned to nail the strip to the ceiling, these flanges being ofgreater width than the flanges of the outer strip, substantially as andfor the purposes described.

3. In metallic ceilings, the combination,witl1 flanged panels, ofpanel-strips for upholding andconnectiug said panels, each panel-stripconsisting of two strips, one placed within and secured to the other,the inner strip having outwardly-projecting nailing-flanges, the saidflanged panels filling between the panel-strips, substantially as andfor the purposes described. I

4B. A panel for metallic ceilings, consisting of a flat sheet having allits edges flanged,

each flange extending throughout its width at substantiallya right angleto the sheet and having cut-away corners, substantially as set forth.

5. A rosette for metallic ceilings, having inwardly-projectingtongues ontwo sides and recesses in the flanges on the other two sides for thereception of the panel-strips, substantially as described, and shown inFig. 8.

6. In metallic ceilings, the combination of a rosette having laterallyprojecting tongues and a panel-strip comprising, in combination, twostrips, one within and secured to the other, said laterally-projectingtongues of the rosette fitting into the interstice between the twostrips comprising said panel-strip, sub stantially as set forth.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set myhand this 10th day of March,A. D. 1891.

JOHN H. PAGKER.

\Vitnesses:

WV. B. GORWIN, H. M. OoRWIN.

